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W Gadsby & Son Ltd is an English manufacturer and importer of wicker baskets and gift packaging. The company was established in 1864. It is based in Bridgwater, Somerset. == History == The company was founded by William Gadsby in Stratford, London, in the year 1864. The business sold wicker items from a shop in Gurney Road. During World War Two the original shop was bombed, and the company chose to relocate to the Somerset Levels. This location was chosen due to the prevalence of willow growth in the area, a low lying wetland region.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gadsby Website - Our History )〕 During World War Two the company was employed by the Ministry of Defence to produce airborne panniers, large wicker baskets that were filled with supplies and munitions and dropped to troops by plane. The company opened a new store in Somerset, near the village of Burrowbridge at the side of the A361 road. During the 1970s much passing trade was lost as a result of the creation of the new M5 Motorway.〔 In 1988 the company was the subject of a documentary by Transition Vision. ''Willow'' focused on the willow industry on the Somerset Levels, covering areas such as cultivation and basket making.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willow - Transition Vision )〕 Until the mid-1990s the business was predominantly a producer of large baskets for use as picnic hampers and employed around 25 weavers.〔 Many of these hampers were used in new cars, such as those sold by Rolls-Royce.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bonhams 1793: A Rolls Royce 4 Person Picnic Basket by W Gadsby & Son )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「W Gadsby & Son Ltd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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